Attachment for draft-tongues.



No. 849,563. PATENTED APR. 9, 1907.

' 0, OTTOSON.

ATTACHMENT FOR DRAFT TONGUES. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 24,1906.

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OTTO OTTOSON, OF JERICO, IOVA.

ATTACHMENT FOR DRAFT-TONGUES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 9, 1907.

Application filed September 24, 1906. Serial No. 335,940.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, OTTO OTTOSON, a citizen of the United. States,residing at Jerico, in the county of Chickasaw and State of Iowa, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Draft-Tongues; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to attachments for draft-tongues of vehicles ormachines.

The object of the invention is to provide an attachment of thischaracter whereby the jolting or jerking and the side draft of thetongue will be reduced.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which may bereadily applied to any draft-tongue.

\Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists ofcertain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement ofp arts, as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of avehicle-tongue, showing the application of the invention thereto. Fig. 2is a vertical longitudinal sectional view of the same, and Fig. 3 is avertical cross-sectional view through the rear end of the tongue on theline 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes a draft-tongue,on the upper side of which adjacent to its forward end is arranged anupwardly projecting stud 2, preferably tapering or frusto-conical inshape, as shown. The stud 2 is provided with a centrallydisposed passagethrough which is passed a fastening-bolt 3, said bolt extending throughthe tongue 1 and having applied to its lower end a nut 4, by means ofwhich the stud 2 is securely held in place on the tongue.

Adapted to be engaged with the stud 2 is a draft-bar 5. Said barpreferably conforms to the shape of the tongue and is provided at itsouter end with a conical-shaped passage 6, by means of which the bar ispivotall y mounted on the tapering stud 2. On the upper end of the stud2 is arranged a washer or plate 7, through which the bolt 3 is passedand by means of which the draft-bar is loosely held in place on the stud2.

The inner end of the bar 5 is provided with a rearwardly-projccting lug8, adapted to be engaged with a clip or casting 9, secured to the usualswingletrees or other draft devices 13, to which the draft-animals arehitched. By providing a device of this character the draft of thevehicle or machine will be applied to the outer end of the tonguethrough the draft-bar 5, whereby, owing to the pivotal connection ofsaid bar with the tongue, as herein shown and described, the side draftand j olting or jerking of the tongue is eliminated, thus relieving theneck of the draftanimal from the sudden jerking as is occasioncd by theconstruction of drafttongues now in use. By providing a device of thischaracter a vehicle or machine may also be more readily turned.

From the f regoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the inventionwill be readily understood without requiring a more extendedexplanation.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details ofconstruction may be resorted to without departing from theprinciple orsacrificing any of the advantages of this invention as defined by theappended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Let ters Patent, is-

1. Adi-aft device of the character described comprising a draft-bar,means to pivotally connect the same to the forward end of adraft-tongue, an apert'urcd casting secured to the rear end of thetongue, and a lug on the inner end of said draft-bar to loosely engagethe aperture in said basting, substantially as described.

2. A device of the characterdescribed comprising a (ilra'ft-bar havingnear its outer end a tapered bearing-aperturc, a tapered stud secured tothe forward end of a draft-tongue to receive the apcrtured end of saidbar, a slotted casting secured to the tongue near its rear end, a lugarranged on the inner end of the draft-bar to engage said slottedcasting, and. draft devices secured to the inner end of said draft-bar,substantially as (.lescribed.

3. A deviceof the character described corn 1 otally connected to theinner end of the draftprising a draftbar having near its outer end 7bar, substantially as described. a tapered aperture, a tapered aperturedstud In testimony whereof I have hereunto set arranged on the outer endof the tongue, a my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Wit- 5fastening-bolt to hold said stud in place, a nesses.

Washer on said bolt to hold the draft-bar on said stud, a slottedcasting secured to the tongue near the inner end of the same, a lugWVitnesses: on the inner end of said draft-bar to engage M. F. CONDON,IO the slot in said casting, and a doubletree piv- 1 T. C. CLARY.

OTTO OTTOSON.

